Programs & Events

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, along with partners Kevin P. Durkin and John V. Kalantzis, will be speaking at the Chicago Bar Association’s continuing legal education (CLE) trip to Greece taking place April 27-May 3, 2026. Titled “A Comparison of Civil and Criminal Trials in the U.S. and Greece,” the program of Illinois and Greek lawyers spans two half-days and offers six hours of CLE credit. Speakers include Cook…

The 2026 annual Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence program will feature Professor Richard Lorren Jolly of Southwestern Law School, who will discuss “The Democratic Virtues of the Civil Jury” on April 16, 2026. Jolly will present his ongoing project examining the jury as a site of democratic participation at a time when other institutions are faltering. His talk will consider what it would mean to take the civil jury seriously as a democratic institution, and what…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and past President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), moderated a panel of judges on January 13 at the Daley Center on “Navigating the Law Division: Trial Essentials From the Bench CLE.” Hon. Thomas V. Lyons II, Presiding Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, addressed what to expect from the trial setting call and the pre-trial call. Hon. Maura Slattery-Boyle spoke on…

Press conference was held November 24, 2025, at 11:00 am CT. Video recording of the conference can be viewed below. Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit on Monday, November 24, 2025, against a popular west suburban bar in the death of a mother killed by a man who was overserved there, then slammed into her disabled vehicle. Joseph T. Murphy, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has filed suit against Rafferty’s Irish Pub in Countryside after…

Clifford Law Offices partner Sarah F. King will serve as a featured faculty member at the 2025 Trial School Symposium, an intensive three-day training program designed for plaintiff’s attorneys on November 7-9, at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Trial School is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing free, high-level advocacy training to plaintiff trial lawyers. The 2025 program offers a full day of hands-on instruction focused exclusively on developing and sharpening delivery, cross-examination, final…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, served as discussion leader for a distinguished panel at the 16th Annual Symposium with the Judges. The event, hosted by Law Bulletin Media, took place on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and brought together judges and legal professionals from across Cook County for an afternoon of meaningful discussion and professional development. The Symposium with the Judges has become a cornerstone event for the Chicago legal…

Clifford Law Offices will present its 19th annual free Continuing Legal Education webinar on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The two-hour webcast on the ethics of the use of artificial intelligence will begin at 2:30 pm CST and is free and open to the public. The program, “From the War-Room to the Bench: Navigating AI in the New Legal Frontier,” will address how the rapid adoption of AI is reshaping the practice of law, which presents…

Each year, the Chicago Police Department Memorial Foundation honors the lives of Chicago police officers who have demonstrated exceptional courage in the line of duty. Clifford Law Offices has sponsored the awards ceremony for several years as part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to the Chicago community and supporting families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The 2025 Chicago Police Memorial Foundation (CPMF) Valor Awards ceremony took place on October…

Clifford Law Offices partner Tracy A. Brammeier spoke at the American Bar Association’s two-day Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Aviation & Aerospace Law Conference: Finding Smooth Air in Turbulent Times, in Washington, D.C. An established aviation attorney known for her experience handling complex international litigation, Tracy Brammeier joined a panel titled “Aviation Investigations by Civil and Military Authorities in the U.S. and Abroad,” on October 23, 2025. The group of attorneys and investigators…